90th Wisconsin Legislature

The Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 1991, to January 4, 1993, in regular session, and also convened in five special sessions.

Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1990. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1988.

Major events

 * January 7, 1991: Second inauguration of Tommy Thompson as governor of Wisconsin.
 * January 12, 1991: The United States Congress passed a resolution authorizing the use of military force to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
 * February 27, 1991: U.S. President George H. W. Bush declared victory in the Gulf War.
 * April 2, 1991: 1991 Wisconsin spring election:
 * Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution, which would have enabled the state to take on debt to pay for housing projects.
 * December 25, 1991: The Soviet Union was dissolved.
 * April 7, 1992: 1992 Wisconsin spring election:
 * Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
 * to enable the state to take on debt to pay for railroad projects.
 * to limit legislative pay raises to only take effect after an intervening election.
 * June 2, 1992: A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin published its decision in Prosser v. Wisconsin State Elections Board, serving as the redistricting plan for Wisconsin for the 1990 United States census.
 * September 1, 1992: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice William G. Callow resigned.
 * October 8, 1992: Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson appointed Jon P. Wilcox to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William G. Callow.
 * November 3, 1992: 1992 United States general election:
 * Bill Clinton (D) elected President of the United States.
 * Russ Feingold (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
 * Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have enabled the legislature to grant targeted tax credits to defray property taxes.

Sessions

 * Regular session: January 7, 1991 –January 4, 1993
 * January 1991 special session: January 29, 1991 –July 4, 1991
 * October 1991 special session: October 15, 1991 –May 21, 1992
 * April 1992 special session: April 14, 1992 –June 4, 1992
 * June 1992 special session: June 1, 1992
 * August 1992 special session: August 25, 1992 –September 15, 1992

Senate leadership

 * President of the Senate: Fred Risser (D–Madison)

Senate majority leadership

 * Majority Leader: David Helbach (D–Stevens Point)
 * Assistant Majority Leader: Charles Chvala (D–Madison)

Senate minority leadership

 * Minority Leader: Michael G. Ellis (R–Neenah)
 * Assistant Minority Leader: Brian Rude (R–Coon Valley)

Assembly leadership

 * Speaker of the Assembly: Walter Kunicki (D–Milwaukee)
 * Speaker pro tempore: David Clarenbach (D–Madison)

Assembly majority leadership

 * Majority Leader: David Travis (D–Madison)
 * Assistant Majority Leader: Barbara Notestein (D–Milwaukee)

Assembly minority leadership

 * Minority Leader: David Prosser Jr. (R–Appleton)
 * Assistant Minority Leader: Randall J. Radtke (R–Lake Mills)

Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature:

Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate employees

 * Chief Clerk: Donald J. Schneider
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel B. Fields

Assembly employees

 * Chief Clerk: Thomas T. Melvin
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert G. Johnston